• Director Frederick Renz on Early Music New York’s May 6, presentation of “Bach Brotherhood,’ juxtaposing works of five German Baroque composers (Bach, Handel, Telemann, Fasch and Graupner) whose paths often crossed, in friendship and in competition.
• Ethiopian-born New York-based novelist/essayist Maaza Megiste (author of “Beneath the Lion’s Gaze”)
• New York and Nairobi-based writer Jill Filipovic (author of the forthcoming book on “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness”), each appearing in upcoming panels at the PEN World Voices Festival on Gender and Power.  

Hosted by Janet Coleman and David Dozer.